Did you know...

that wikis can be a way for students to collaborate on projects?

that cell phones can be used to gather information about groups or check for understanding?
- Poll Everywhere
- Grade Level Poll

that Facebook can be a professional tool as well as a social networking tool?
- Edutopia (add Edutopia to Facebook!)

that there are lots of ways (beside PowerPoint) for students to show what they know?
- Glogster (Check out this example about photosynthesis: http://117787.glogster.com/moriahferguson/)
- Prezi (Check out this example about social networking in education: http://prezi.com/go6sgsm3sxqp/social-networking-for-education/)
- Storybird (Check out this example about science: http://storybird.com/books/science-is-us/)
- Wordle (Create word clouds; see an example based on our morning below.)
(a really quick Wordle from the morning at ESU 6)

that teachers and students can connect with others from a distance?
- Skype (Watch this very brief explanation: http://swinilearn.wetpaint.com/video/6970381/Skype+in+Plain+English)

there are many tools to supplement classroom lessons?
- HippoCampus
- Kahn Academy
- Google Lit Trips ("This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place...")